"Ray Donovan" stands as Showtime’s highest-rated freshman series ever, as the network's first freshman sries to average over five million viewers per week, with 5.7 million weekly viewers during its first season.

The drama stars stars Liev Schreiber in his Golden Globe-nominated role as the title character, alongside Golden Globe winner Jon Voight as his father. Showtime has also announced new guest stars, including Hank Azaria and Ann-Margret.

Ray Donovan (Schrieber) is known as LA’s best professional fixer, the man called in to make the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls’ most complicated and combustible situations go away. Ray is known as a problem solver for his clients, but his own life spun out of control in season one.

As the season unfolds, Ray will seek balance between the demands of his family, his volatile relationship with his father, Mickey Donovan (Voight) and the ever-changing demands of his celebrity Hollywood clients.

Season one came to a close with an epic showdown with Boston mobster and fugitive, Sully (James Woods) that resulted in the death of the murderous gangster.

Season two will explore the fallout of Sully's violent murder for Ray and his troublesome father Mickey. The FBI, headed by LA Bureau Chief Cochran (guest star Hank Azaria), will be a thorn in Ray's side. Sherilyn Fenn will guest star as Cochran's frumpy wife, Holly Cochran,

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